tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post376083647194576759..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Gay Activists Read Obama's Lips, Not His WordsWilliam A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-73280431706997065822010-02-03T15:22:45.062-05:002010-02-03T15:22:45.062-05:00I have a question for you regarding this post. As...I have a question for you regarding this post. As I read it, the post is largely focused on ridiculing gay activists and those who support the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell law for reading into Obama's comments something that wasn't there. It also ridicules the same groups for believing that politicians may actually take action and repeal the law.<br /><br />While it may be good sport (especially for a blogger) to ridicule people for believing that politicians may actually do what they say, this attack is not limited to the right or left; take, for example, those who believed that Bush was committed to fiscal responsibility and limited government. Because the attack can be so easily leveled at practically anyone who ventures to trust a politician, it is basically an easy cheap shot that can be used to attack those with whom you disagree or dislike for being 'naive'.<br /><br />So, while I'm not very interested in your cynical attack, I would be interested to hear your response to the following question: Do you view the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell as consistent with your conception of how the government should interact with citizens, and more specifically, how it should interact with citizens who voluntarily join the armed forces?<br /><br />Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-74613529273422853512010-02-02T07:53:24.425-05:002010-02-02T07:53:24.425-05:00I agree that Pres. Obama words contained a lot of ...I agree that Pres. Obama words contained a lot of weasel. But to quote an elderly House Rep., and to avoid the generals and other active and retire members of the forces who feel DADT should be repeal is a bit disingenuous. And the young military members have a very different attitude towards gays then us older folks and have grew up in a generation of tolerance and unbiased feelings towards gays, with little if any prejudice. So professor, it is a different world, a lot of countries have acknowledged gay folks serving in the military, so it is time to move on. Finally, we should never had legislated prejudice, like the DADT policyBUCKJOHNSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804319139831985173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-53348702995474759492010-02-01T08:53:35.826-05:002010-02-01T08:53:35.826-05:00Why do people assume that because DADT is policy t...Why do people assume that because DADT is policy then there are no gays in the military? <a href="http://myreputo.blogspot.com/2010/01/government-inefficiency-at-its-finest.html" rel="nofollow">And why do we need to spend years to reverse this policy?</a>Reputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845157593799270355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-19722991239169427482010-02-01T08:21:17.603-05:002010-02-01T08:21:17.603-05:00The fact that Obama spent more than 20 years liste...The fact that Obama spent more than 20 years listening to homophobic rants from "Rev" Wright seems to have eluded people.sykes.1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10954672321945289871noreply@blogger.com